2002–03 IFA Shield final

June 2021 2002–03 IFA Shield final 2002-03 IFA Shield East Bengal 0 Churchill Brothers 0 East Bengal won 5–4 on penalties 22 January 2003 Salt Lake Stadium Kolkata, West Bengal Sangram MukherjeePTI 22 January 2003 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/east-bengal-win-ifa-shield/articleshow/35132906.cms East Bengal win IFA Shield The Times of India 23 June 2021 27 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210627065206/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/east-bengal-win-ifa-shield/articleshow/35132906.cms live Bharat Mani (Karnataka)Nilesh Bhattacharya 23 January 2003 https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/churchill-fail-to-stop-eb-juggernaut/cid/1032237 Churchill fail to stop EB juggernaut The Telegraph 23 June 2003 6 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201106215443/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/churchill-fail-to-stop-eb-juggernaut/cid/1032237 live 40,000 (approx.) 2001 2003 The 2002–03 IFA Shield final was the 108th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Churchill Brothers of Goa on 22 January 2003. East Bengal won the final 5–4 via penalties after the game remained goal-less after extra-time, to claim their 27th IFA Shield title. Route to the final IFA Shield East Bengal Date Round Opposition Score 13 January 2003 Group Stage Indian Bank 2–1 15 January 2003 Group Stage Churchill Brothers 0–1 17 January 2003 Group Stage Tollygunge Agragami 2–1 19 January 2003 Semi Final Vasco 2–0 East Bengal entered the 2002-03 IFA Shield as the defending champions and were allocated into Group A alongside Indian Bank, Churchill Brothers and Tollygunge Agragami. In the opening game against Indian Bank, East Bengal won 2–1 with goals from Tushar Rakshit and Amjad Ali Khan. Joseph scored the only goal for Indian Bank.14 January 2003 https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/comeback-victory-for-eb-ifa-shield-l-a-day-of-struggle-and-heartbreak-for-city-teams/cid/1032286 Comeback victory for EB - ifa shield l A day of struggle and heartbreak for city teams The Telegraph 23 June 2003 24 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205230/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/comeback-victory-for-eb-ifa-shield-l-a-day-of-struggle-and-heartbreak-for-city-teams/cid/1032286 live In the second game, East Bengal faced a setback as they lost 0–1 against Churchill Brothers with Aqueel Ansari scoring the only goal for the goan side in the 83rd minute.PTI 15 January 2003 https://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/jan/15ifa.htm Churchill stun E Bengal to enter semis Rediff 23 Jun 2021 24 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204737/https://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/jan/15ifa.htm live In the last group game against Tollygunge Agragami, East Bengal won 2–1 with goals from Trijit Das and Suley Musah as they secured their place in the semi-finals.PTI 17 January 2003 http://im.rediff.com/sports/2003/jan/17ifa.htm Violence mars IFA Shield match Rediff 23 Jun 2021 24 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204810/http://im.rediff.com/sports/2003/jan/17ifa.htm live In the Semi-Final, East Bengal defeated Vasco 2–0 with goals from Suley Musah and Jiten Rai as they entered the final.PTI 19 January 2003 https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/ifa/20030119.htm East Bengal, Churchill in IFA Shield final Rediff 23 Jun 2021 24 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624220752/https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/ifa/20030119.htm live Churchill Brothers Date Round Opposition Score 11 January 2003 Group Stage Indian Bank 0–0 13 January 2003 Group Stage Tollygunge Agragami 1–1 15 January 2003 Group Stage East Bengal 1–0 19 January 2003 Semi Final TFA 3–2 Churchill Brothers entered the 2002-03 IFA Shield as one of the NFL teams and were allocated into Group A alongside Indian Bank, East Bengal and Tollygunge Agragami. In the opening game against Indian Bank, Churchill Brothers drew 0–0. In their second game against Tollygunge Agragami, Churchill failed to win again as they drew 1–1 with Kasif Jamal scoring the Churchill but Mehtab Hossain equalised for Tollygunge. In their last group game, Churchill Brothers stunned the defending champions East Bengal as they won 1–0 with Aqueel Ansari scoring the only goal of the match as they reached the semis. In the Semi-Finals, Churchill Brothers defeated Tata Football Academy 3—2 in a thriller of a game. Kasif Jamal, Yusif Yakubu and Ratan Singh scored for Churchill Brothers while Bhola Prasad and Debadrata Roy scored for TFA. Match Details 22 January 2003 14:30 IST East Bengal Report Churchill Brothers 0–0 yes 5–4 Suley Musah Chandan Das Kalia Kulothungan Kaustav Ghosh Douglas Silva Shasthi Duley Kasif Jamal Rajesh Meetei Noel Wilson Yusif Yakubu Roque Barreto Tiken Singh Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata 40,000 (est.) Bharat Mani (Karnataka) _thingoldsides2 _goldshoulders _goldshoulders _gold_midband ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 000000 ff0000 East Bengal _collarred 2 _redborder _redborder _redbottom _redtop ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff FFFFFF Churchill Brothers GK IND Sangram Mukherjee RB IND Amjad Ali KhanCB GHA Suley Musah (c)CB BRA Douglas SilvaLB IND Subhashish Roy Chowdhury 72RM IND Sankarlal ChakrabortyCM IND Arun Malhotra CM IND Shasthi DuleyLM IND Jiten Rai 92ST IND Chandan DasST IND Trijit Das 108Substitutes:MF IND Soumitra Chakraborty 72MF IND Kalia Kulothungan 92DF IND Kaustav Ghosh 108Manager:IND Subhash Bhowmick GK GHA Edward AnsahRB IND Denzie FerraoCB IND Pio Rodrigues CB NGA Noel WilsonLB IND Zaheer Abbas 92LM IND Roque BarretoCM IND Aqueel AnsariCM IND Kanta Singh 70RM IND Kasif JamalST IND Rajesh MeeteiST GHA Yusif Yakubu (c)Substitutes:MF IND Ratan Singh 70FW IND Tiken Singh 92Manager:IND Marcos Pacheco Hero of the Match:Sangram Mukherjee (East Bengal)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. See also IFA Shield 2002-03, rsssf.com IFA Shield 2002-03, indianfootball.de References Category:IFA Shield finals Category:2002–03 in Indian football Category:East Bengal Club matches Category:Churchill Brothers FC matches Category:Football competitions in Kolkata